Chapter 5 Surprises at the studio

17. as a result 結果, 因此e.g.as a result, he had to leave. 結果他只得離開。18. except  prep.除…外（不包含被除掉的）e.g.everybody except me looks down upon him. 除了我以外人們都瞧不起他。習慣用語：except for 除...之外, 只是（被除去的與整體不屬于同一類事物） except that 除了, 只是（后接句子）e.g. now the wood was silent except for the leave. 樹林里一片寂靜，只有樹葉發出的響聲。   your essay is good except for some spelling mistakes. 你的文章很好只是有一些拼寫錯誤。   he said nothing except that he is all right. 他除了說他以外，別的什么也沒說。同義詞：except與besides意義不同。 “we all agreed except him.”表示“我們都同意, 只有他不同意�！薄皐e all agreed besides him.”表示“我們都同意, 他也同意�！�19. used to  過去經常 (used to do 強調整過去習慣性的行為或狀態，但是現在沒有這種行為或狀態了。因此，這個短語的內涵是今昔對比。)e.g. we used to grow vegetables.我們過去是種蔬菜的。be used to  v. 過去習慣于e.g. asia is no longer what it used to be. 現在的亞洲不再是過去的樣子了。be used to doing  習慣于做某事e.g. that is because women can continue to do something they are used to doing. 那是因為婦女能繼續做她們所一直習慣做的事情。20. put sb into prison  把某人關進監獄 = be sent to jail21. two and a half hours  兩個半小時   one and a half hours / an hour and a half  一個半小時22. decide on / upon就…做出決定, 決定要   e.g. we felt that we must decide on something. 我們感到必須做出某種決定。22. what type / kind / sort of …       what do you think of…= what would you like …   let’s make a list of…            can you give us an example of ….  i think that …    i like / don’t like …yes, i agree.   no, i prefer …                   if possible, …